The Breakers Apartments - Old Power Plant

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 11:08 am

Here are the renderings from the paper:

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:50 pm

Damn, that's pretty neat.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:56 pm

$40 million for 214 units. Doesn't that seem high? I wonder how long it takes for the developer to even break even.

Greg

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:11 pm

Greg S wrote:$40 million for 214 units. Doesn't that seem high? I wonder how long it takes for the developer to even break even.

Greg

With something like this that's not surprising. A gut of what is there, then installation of infrastructure. It's essentially a demolition and construction all in one.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:14 pm

Views look Amazing!

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:34 pm

Greg S wrote:$40 million for 214 units. Doesn't that seem high? I wonder how long it takes for the developer to even break even.

Greg

The rents are also going to start at $1000.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:57 pm

Greg S wrote:$40 million for 214 units. Doesn't that seem high? I wonder how long it takes for the developer to even break even.

Greg

Whenever their TIF request hits the CC agenda there will be a more detailed financial breakdown.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 9:03 pm

Brad wrote:Views look Amazing!

They are but they would be better if all those parking lots and garages in the background were gone.

Varsity · Post by **Varsity** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 9:45 pm

This is Omaha. Parking lots and garages are what we do best.

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:13 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:
Brad wrote:Views look Amazing!
They are but they would be better if all those parking lots and garages in the background were gone.

Agreed. I think there's good potential to tie in to the Little Italy neighborhood, but long-term, this would become an even more desirable area if the surface lots to the west had some infill developments built on them.

ItsAllAboutMe · Post by **ItsAllAboutMe** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 10:11 am

Windows are going in on the lower floors facing west

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:19 am

I am totally pumped by this development getting off the ground. This has the potential to unlock this part of the riverfront. Wonderful news for the city of Omaha.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Jan 10, 2016 7:05 pm

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Sun Jan 10, 2016 7:16 pm

Coyote wrote:

Was that taken from 10th Street?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Jan 10, 2016 7:36 pm

MTO wrote:Was that taken from 10th Street?

Yes, from the 10th St Viaduct.

swgiust · Post by **swgiust** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 11:40 am

This is where they should of put the pedestrian bridge.

GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:45 pm

That would be a good location for a second ped bridge, but not in lieu of the current location. The current area will keep filling in nicely with the new development happening in CB, and hopefully something replacing Ricks/Storz soon. There have been some missed opportunities in the area though for more dense development.

I suppose the CB Dodge Park golf course area could open up for development too eventually, especially if they raised the elevation on the dry side of the levy. Might be able to justify a second bridge if that happens. That would make a nice little loop in the trail system.

Joe_Sovereign · Post by **Joe_Sovereign** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:42 pm

GetUrban wrote:That would be a good location for a second ped bridge, but not in lieu of the current location. The current area will keep filling in nicely with the new development happening in CB, and hopefully something replacing Ricks/Storz soon. There have been some missed opportunities in the area though for more dense development.

I suppose the CB Dodge Park golf course area could open up for development too eventually, especially if they raised the elevation on the dry side of the levy. Might be able to justify a second bridge if that happens. That would make a nice little loop in the trail system.

I agree with the second ped bridge in this location something a little more utilitarian then the Porkbarrel bridge.

On the Iowa side there is more than enough room for additional development in the Harrah's Parking lots without destroying the Dodge Park Golf Course.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:44 pm

Pretty sure the Iowa side would have no problem finding funding for something like that. Maybe a dozen studies could be commissioned to look at a grand vision for this area up to ConAgra and east to Iowa with that ped bridge tying it all together.

Joe_Sovereign · Post by **Joe_Sovereign** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:00 am

MTO wrote:Pretty sure the Iowa side would have no problem finding funding for something like that. Maybe a dozen studies could be commissioned to look at a grand vision for this area up to ConAgra and east to Iowa with that ped bridge tying it all together.

We should form a firm so we could get a six figure grant from the city for our Microsoft paint renderings and development ideas.

GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:05 pm

Joe_Sovereign wrote:
GetUrban wrote:That would be a good location for a second ped bridge, but not in lieu of the current location. The current area will keep filling in nicely with the new development happening in CB, and hopefully something replacing Ricks/Storz soon. There have been some missed opportunities in the area though for more dense development.

I suppose the CB Dodge Park golf course area could open up for development too eventually, especially if they raised the elevation on the dry side of the levy. Might be able to justify a second bridge if that happens. That would make a nice little loop in the trail system.
I agree with the second ped bridge in this location something a little more utilitarian then the Porkbarrel bridge.

On the Iowa side there is more than enough room for additional development in the Harrah's Parking lots without destroying the Dodge Park Golf Course.

I'd rather see the second bridge be at least as iconic as the Bob Kerrey Bridge...why not add another thing to our riverfront that most Nebraskans and Iowans can be proud of? Pay for it with voluntary specially designated lottery funds....after seeing how much money people are dropping for a chance on ever-increasing jackpots with nearly impossible odds of winning, it's not really much to ask for another $22 million or $50 million for another icon.

I like playing at Dodge park Golf course, but wouldn't it be great to see more of an urban riverfront interspersed with a few green spaces?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Apr 06, 2016 9:14 pm

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat May 07, 2016 9:01 pm

Professor Woland · Post by **Professor Woland** » Sat May 07, 2016 9:05 pm

If one were to swim out past this project could they watch the world die?

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sat May 07, 2016 9:28 pm

Professor Woland wrote:If one were to swim out past this project could they watch the world die?

Oh my god I have thought this every time I see this thread.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 11:46 am

http://www.ketv.com/news/nustyle-develo ... n/40839978

NuStyle Development is building a lot from scratch inside the walls. The original boiler area opens in January, and the turbine space opens in June.

An atrium in that long building facing the river will feature a crane from the building's past.

NuStyle Development staff say they'd watched the property for more than a decade, considering what they could bring to a project there.

"It was one of those things we just finally said, 'It's kind of time to clean it up, and there's more talk of people getting back to the river with the parks and the trailways,'" Heistand said.

Heistand said, despite several recent projects in midtown and the downtown core, rental demand downtown stays strong.

"Every year I saw, OK, we're going to head into a slow time but we're still at 98, 99 percent on our properties," Heistand said.

OmaLinc · Post by **OmaLinc** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:14 am

About as close as you can get without climbing barbed wire.

bgjohnsen · Post by **bgjohnsen** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:31 am

Hope you all enjoy these photos. This project is going to be amazing when it is all done.

bgjohnsen · Post by **bgjohnsen** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:36 am

More pictures

bgjohnsen · Post by **bgjohnsen** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:36 am

Exterior

bgjohnsen · Post by **bgjohnsen** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:39 am

One more - Turbine Hall

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:26 am

Thanks for posting those pics be bgjohnsen! and welcome tp eOmahaForums.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:30 am

Even better views than I thought!

bgjohnsen · Post by **bgjohnsen** » Tue Aug 09, 2016 4:05 pm

More pictures - Enjoy

bgjohnsen · Post by **bgjohnsen** » Tue Aug 09, 2016 4:06 pm

This is where the atrium is going. It will have a water feature, landscaping, and old crane.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Wed Aug 10, 2016 7:08 pm

Amazingly unique project. Thanks for the interior shots!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Oct 30, 2016 6:04 pm

daveoma · Post by **daveoma** » Sun Oct 30, 2016 11:34 pm

Wow that looks awesome! :-)

Post by **Brad** » Sun May 07, 2017 10:44 am

This project is coming along nicely. I don't have any plans of moving back to an apartment, but if I did, I would seriously consider this place. Here is a photo from this morning:

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Post by **Brad** » Sun May 07, 2017 11:32 pm

I went back this evening to catch the Nebraska Side. Look at that sign!

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